


The aim is to protect and develop the seeds of a priestly vocation so that the students may more easily recognize it and be in a better position to respond to it as they advance in their years information (cf. Taking a plant as an analogy, the Mary Help of Christians Minor Seminary in Binmaley is the seedbed where the seeds of vocation are first sown. 42.) The seminary therefore, especially in our Archdiocese with three seminaries all under the patronage of Mary Help of Christians, is a system of accompaniment from the initial stages of discernment to the final stages of configuration in Christ. Each of these pillars are meant to form the. The seminary, more than a place, a material space, should be a spiritual place, a way of life, an atmosphere that fosters and ensures a process of formation, so that the person who is called to the priesthood by God may become, with the sacrament of orders, a living image of Jesus Christ, head and shepherd of the Church (cf. There are four pillars of formation for priesthood Spiritual, Human, Intellectual, and Pastoral Formation. Say “Yes” and God will take care of the rest…. Has that spark ever come across your soul? Has that curiosity ever crossed your mind? Has that longing for a life different from what you have now ever struck your soul? It starts with a spark of light, a spark of desire, maybe even a spark of curiosity “What if I become a priest?” That is the beginning. The call to be a priest is a grace not given to all. There is no life more rewarding than the life in love with Love. There is no life more meaningful than to belong totally to God. There is no life more beautiful than to serve God. All of us are called by God indeed…called to be saints.
